The Future of the Feed (The Verge Program 2)
About the Event:
You probably know that algorithms play a huge role in what we see online, but what happens to society when this type of curated content begins to influence our real lives? Join The Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath, Jeff Allen (Co-Founder of Integrity Institute), and Sahar Massachi (Co-Founder of Integrity Institute) for a conversation about how personalized and relatable content on social media is redefining our feeds and creating a new lens through which millions view the world.
This program is presented in partnership with The Verge.
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Jeff Allen
Co-founder and Chief Research Officer for the Integrity Institute
Jeff Allen is a former physicist and astronomer who left academia for data science in 2013. Since then, he has worked on mul...
Sahar Massachi
Co-founder and Executive Director of the Integrity Institute
Sahar Massachi was born in Israel to two refugees from Iran and grew up in Rochester, New York. During a four-year st...
Alex Heath
Deputy Editor, The Verge
Alex Heath is a deputy editor for The Verge, where he covers social media along with augmented and virtual rea...
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